North Dakota State forward Chris Kading (34) shoots against San Diego State forward Matt Shrigley in the second half of their third-round game March 22 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash.

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Chris Kading didn't have much time for reflection amidst the madness that was the North Dakota State men's basketball team's recent NCAA tournament run.

Once the lights dimmed and the final buzzer sounded on the Bison's season, however, all the accolades accompanying the most successful season in program history began to settle in for the 6-foot-8 native of De Pere.

Kading, a redshirt sophomore, was one of the first players off North Dakota State's bench and played 44 minutes in its two tournament games - 24 of which came in the Bisons' 80-75 overtime upset of fifth-seeded Oklahoma. ...